Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

युक्तो योगेन चेशानं सर्वतश् च सनातनम् पुरुषं सर्वभूतानां तं विद्वान्न विमुह्यति

Transliteration

yukto yogena ceśānaṃ sarvataś ca sanātanam puruṣaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ taṃ vidvānna vimuhyati

Translation

Nakipag-isa sa Kanya sa pamamagitan ng Yoga, ang marunong ay tunay na nakakakilala kay Īśāna—walang hanggan, sumasaklaw sa lahat, ang Kataas-taasang Persona at Panginoong nananahan sa lahat ng nilalang. Pagkakilala sa Pati na iyon, hindi na siya nalilinlang ng pāśa, ang mga gapos na nagbubuklod sa pashu (kaluluwa).

Word by Word

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ): united, disciplined

• योगेन (yogena): by Yoga, through yogic integration

• च (ca): and

• ईशानम् (īśānam): Īśāna, the Lord (Shiva as Pati)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ): everywhere, on all sides

• च (ca): and

• सनातनम् (sanātanam): eternal, beginningless

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam): Supreme Person, inner ruler

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām): of all beings

• तम् (tam): Him

• विद्वान् (vidvān): the knower, the wise

• न (na): not

• विमुह्यति (vimuhyati): becomes deluded, is confused.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya, conveying Shaiva yoga-doctrine)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Ishana)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It grounds Linga-upasana in inner realization: through Yoga one recognizes Īśāna as the all-pervading Pati behind all forms, so worship shifts from mere external rite to direct Shiva-darshana that dissolves delusion.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is presented as Īśāna—sanātana (eternal) and sarvataḥ (all-pervading), the puruṣa who is Lord of all beings; knowing Him as the inner ruler, the pashu is freed from moha born of pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented Yoga: disciplined union (yoga-yukti) culminating in knowledge (vidvat) of Īśāna; the key practice is yogic integration leading to non-delusion rather than a specific external puja step.